Naomi: Cooking for one and for friends



For years now, even before I wrote the recipes in what I think of as my "static blog," Fiftytworecipesfrommymother, at the request of my children, Sarah and Sam, Sarah had been urging me to keep a daily (more or less) record of my cookings--the meals I make for myself in my (surprisingly) solitary life as well as those I make for friends. For whatever reasons, I've never done it.


But, after months of wandering, I've finally begun. As I haven't quite mastered the art of cooking for one, and love throwing together grand meals at the last minute, I have been encouraging friends to call to check on what I might have on hand any evening for a quick meal. Instructions can be found in my entry for March 20th--What's in Naomi's Refrigerator.

This is primarily a record of the meals I prepare for myself and others, accompanied by "mug shots" of the food (when I remember to photograph before eating). Shot by my phone, with no styling, they may not capture their subjects at their best, but so be it.



Wednesday, September 19, 2012

September 19th. Frittata. Arugula Salad. Spaghetti with garlic and parsley.


Made a morning frittata for Elena.  A variation of my new quick frittata.  Here's the recipe--no quantities--just ingredients.  I always use four-six eggs--with a splash of water and a crushed garlic clove or two,  but everything else is discretionary.  The main ingredients are herbs and cheese.  I finely chopped chives, dill and parsley.  Added grated parmesan and chopped smoked mozarella--as well as a bit of left-over brown rice (so little we didn't even notice it--sometimes when I use rice, it feels like the main ingredient--and that's fine too).  Oh--also threw in a few tablespoons of roasted tomatoes.    

All, in all, it was irresistible (at least to me).  I'd planned to eat after yoga, but I ended up sampling a bit too much.   I'm generally very good about not eating for hours before yoga (took me a while to learn this, but today (thrown off both by excellent fritatta and earlier class)  I abandoned caution and paid for it in downward dog!

Hours later, made a quite excellent salad for Elena and me--mixed greens with lots of arugula, golden beets, bacon, tomatoes--maybe more...

And later still, with Elena out for the evening, I made myself my emergency meal for visitors--spaghetti with olive oil, garlic and parsley.  I do eat more and better when guests are around, even if they're not joining me.

Many hours after yoga
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